Resembling or similar to dermestid beetles or characteristics typical of the Dermestidae family.
From 'Dermestidae' + '-oid' (resembling). This descriptive term allows taxonomists to identify insects that share features with dermestid beetles without being formally classified as such.
Entomologists use 'dermestoid' to describe beetles that look similar to dermestids but have different feeding habits—it's a useful shorthand in scientific classification.
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